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Correct relationship of BORIS to VEGAS 9?
I am surprised to discovder that BORIS FX 9 is not merely a “plug in” for SONY VEGAS PRO 9.0.
No, BORIS is a full-fledged “environment” softwo its own.
Given that, what is meant to be the relationship of the two softwares? The workflow?
Thanks, DAVE
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Boris FX is just a plugin for Vegas, since it doesn’t have its own render machine. So it will always need Vegas (or any other NLE) to produce something, although you can prepare your projects in advance in the absence of an NLE, using the keyframer.
On the other hand, Boris RED is a stand-alone program AND a plug-in…
Theo
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David,
below is the outline of the work flow you can find in the help menu.
Applying a Boris Effect as a Transition
The Boris software displays in the list of available transitions in the Vegas Transitions window and can be applied as a transition the same way you apply any native transition in Vegas.
NOTE:The Boris timeline does not display updated video frames while launched inside Vegas. Only the video frame at the cursor location is displayed in the Boris timeline. This limitation of Vegas’s architecture does not impact effect rendering.
1.Drag the Boris Transition to the crossfade between two video events or to the fade-in or fade-out region of a video event.
The Event Effects window opens.
2.Click the Launch Boris FX Button to open the Boris user interface.
NOTE:The cursor must be placed within the effect for video to display in the Boris user interface. Place the Vegas cursor on the first frame of the transition to display the first frame in the Boris user interface. Otherwise the frame where the cursor is stopped in Vegas displays in the Boris user interface.
3.In the Boris Timeline window, set the Duration to match the duration of your Vegas effect by typing a new value in the Duration field and pressing Enter.
NOTE:If the Boris transition duration does not match the Vegas transition duration, the rendered Vegas transition will appear different than when you create it in Boris software.
4.Choose Edit > Preferences to open the Preferences window.
5.In the General tab in the Preferences window, set the Project Options to match the project size, FPS and aspect ratio that you are using in Vegas. Click OK to close the Preferences window.
6.You can now open settings from the Keyframe Library or create your own custom effect.
7.When you finish creating your transition effect, press the Apply or Cancel button to either apply the effect to Vegas or cancel and leave the transition unchanged.
Applying a Boris Effect as a Video Effect
Boris appears in the list of available video effects in the Video FX window and can be applied as a video effect the same way you apply any native video effects in Vegas.
NOTE:The Boris timeline will not display updated video frames while launched inside Vegas. Only the video frame at the cursor location displays in the Boris timeline. This limitation of Vegas’s architecture does not impact rendering effects.
1.Drag the Boris video effect from the Video FX window to an empty event or video clip. The Event Effects window opens.
2.Click the Launch Boris FX Button to open the Boris user interface and create your effect.
NOTE:Place the Vegas cursor on the first frame of the effect to display the first frame in the Boris timeline. Otherwise the frame at the Vegas cursor location displays in the Boris timeline.
3.In the Boris Timeline window, set the effect duration to match the duration of your Vegas effect by typing a new value in the Duration field and pressing Enter.
NOTE:If the Boris effect duration does not match the Vegas effect duration, the rendered effect in Vegas appears differently than when you preview it in the Boris user interface.
4.Choose Edit > Preferences to open the Preferences window. In the General tab in the Preferences window, set the Project Options to match the project size, FPS and aspect ratio that you are using in Vegas. Click OK to close the Preferences window.
5.You can now open settings from the Keyframe Library or create your own custom effect. When you finish creating your effect, press the Apply button or Cancel button to either apply the effect to Vegas or cancel and leave the event or track unchanged.
Tips for using Boris Software with Sony Digital Pictures Vegas
•By default, Vegas caches every video frame. This results in effects not displaying correctly after re-editing. To disable the Vegas cache, open the Vegas Preferences from the Options menu. Click the Video tab and set Dynamic RAM Preview max (MB) to 0.
•The frame that Vegas Video passes to the Boris software does not necessarily match the Vegas project size. Instead this frame is the same size as the frame displayed in the Vegas Preview window. Any Preview window setting will work, but best results are achieved by setting the Preview window to Best/Full before launching Boris software.
•Vegas only previews a single frame of video in the Boris effect. The preview frame is taken from the current position of the Vegas cursor. To preview your effect with updating source media, exit Boris software and preview the effect in the Vegas Video timeline.
•To preview a Boris effect in Vegas, you must first click the Apply button. You cannot preview changes in Vegas while the Boris user interface is launched.
•By default, Vegas caches every video frame. This results in effects not displaying correctly after re-editing. To disable the Vegas cache, open the Vegas Preferences from the Options menu. Click the Video tab and set Dynamic RAM Preview max (MB) to 0.
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I don’t understand what you have to do…. to make BORIS show up anywhere within the VEGAS environment….
Help?
D.
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You will find Boris FX in the Video FX tab and the transition tab. You can apply it the same way as any other FX or transition. But Boris products are not yet working in the 64bits of Vegas. Upgrades that work in Vegas 64 bits will be available very very soon.
Theo
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